Santam Vacancies in Tygervalley – Developer

Job Description:

The Core Insurance Platform team in Santam BITS (Business Information Technology Services) is looking for a Developer, who will be based in Bellville.

The incumbent will be responsible for development, testing, maintaining and supporting software that meets business requirements on the Policy Administration System.

Job Responsibilities:

• Adheres to defined software development lifecycles and best practice (including code standards, code reviews, source control, etc.)
• Configure and develop screens and applications that meet business requirements (UI’s, business logic, rules, process flow, etc.)
• Build integration / web services
• Create XML payloads for integration between systems
• Create test data and unit tests to ensure developed software works according to business requirement, design and specification
• Considers non-functional requirements during software development (eg. performance, load, response, etc.)
• Prepare and produce releases of software components
• Support and maintain developed applications and services
• Contributes and collaborates with team members across the SDLC from business analysis, design, development and testing in Agile / self-managed team environment
• Identification of potential risks / issues and give input into risk plan
• Provide support to other members of the Development Team and members of the Project Management team as required
• Unit and functional testing of developed software to ensure it meets quality standards
• Participate in code reviews and technical issue resolution meetings

Job Requirements:

• Relevant Tertiary IT qualification and/or qualification through experience
• Minimum of 3 years’ IT development experience across the systems development lifecycle
• Solid experience in :
  • Java 8, J2EE
  • XML
  • Object oriented development
  • Web application development
  • Web services
• Experience or at least familiarity with SQL
• KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
  • Knowledge of SOLID principles / Design Patterns and their use
  • Working knowledge of the Atlassian Suite of products (e.g. Bamboo, JIRA, Confluence) would be advantageous
  • Knowledge of Agile methods, e.g. Kanban, SCRUM
  • Knowledge of Groovy advantageous
  • Knowledge of the short term insurance industry is advantageous
  • Working effectively as a team member sharing responsibility, providing support and maintaining communication
  • Identifying, resolving or escalating risks, issues, dependencies, etc.
  • Must be able to work in a highly pressurised and dynamic environment
  • Investigation and analysis of information
  • Able to accept accountability for actions and decisions
  • IT Data Analysis
  • Project Oversight
  • Reporting and Administration
  • Quality, Compliance and Accreditation
  • Business Requirements Definition
  • Technologies

Job Details:

Company: Santam Insurance

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Tygervalley

Application Deadline: N/A

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